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Race Across California - 2022

100 Day Virtual Challenge

2022 Race Across California
200 Miles: Individual Walk, Jog, Run, Hike
105 Miles: Individual Walk, Run, Hike
600 Miles: Bike
200 Miles: Row/Paddle
40 Mile: Swim
600 Miles: Relay Team Walk, Jog, Run, Hike

The Race Across California is a virtual challenge taking you from the California & Nevada border west to the Pacific Ocean! You'll have until October 9th to finish!! When you sign up you are automatically entered to participate in one or all of the categories. You can sync your favorite GPS device or record results manually. All participants have the option to receive a California themed shirt, medal and necklace.

**As an INDIVIDUAL, you can affiliate yourself with a group, club, training team, corporation by designating a group name. This will allow you to search for your group in each leaderboard's results. Please note for the INDIVIDUAL category this will NOT total your team miles together. Participants who register as a RELAY TEAM will have their miles added together as a team on the 600 Mile Walk/Run/Hike Relay Team Leaderboard. There are no relay teams for the bike, row/paddle or swim categories.


- Individual Walk, Jog, Run 200 Miles: Participants individually walk, jog, run or hike 200 miles. All participants are automatically included in the 600 mile Bike Challenge and 200 mile Row/Paddle categories as well. Bike activities will be shown on the Bike Leaderboard, Row/Paddle activities will only show on the Row/Paddle Leaderboard and any walk, jog, run or hike activities will be shown on the Individual 200 Mile Leaderboard.

- Individual Walk, Jog, Run 105 Miles: Participants individually walk, jog, run or hike 105 miles. If you would like to continue on after reaching 105 miles, participants are also included in the Individual 200 Mile Challenge! All participants are automatically included in the 600 mile Bike Challenge and 200 mile Row/Paddle categories as well. Bike activities will be shown on the Bike Leaderboard, Row/Paddle activities will show on the Row/Paddle Leaderboard and any walk, jog, run or hike activities will be shown on the Individual 105 Mile Challenge and 200 Mile Leaderboard.

- Bike 600 Miles: Participants bike (outdoors or on a spin/indoor bike) 600 miles. All bike participants will also be included in the Individual 200 mile Walk, Jog, Run and Row/Paddle Challenges. Bike activities will be shown on the Bike Leaderboard, Row/Paddle activities will be shown on the Row/Paddle Leaderboard, and any walk, jog, run or hike activities will be shown on the Individual 200 Mile Leaderboard.

- Row/Paddle 200 Miles: Participants Row or Paddle 200 miles. Activities can be done outdoors or on an indoor rowing machine. All Row/Paddle participants will also be included in the Individual 200 Mile Challenge and 600 mile Bike Challenge. Row/Paddle activities will show on the Row/Paddle Leaderboard, Bike activities will be shown on the Bike Leaderboard, and any walk, jog, run or hike activities will be shown on the Individual 200 Mile Leaderboard.

- Relay Team 600 Miles: For all RELAY TEAMS it will be the combined walk, jog, run, hike mileage of everyone on your team. All team members will also be included on the 200 Mile individual leaderboard to track your individual progress. If your team completes the 600 Miles, members will be able to individually continue on to complete 200 Miles. All participants are automatically included in the 600 mile Bike Challenge and 200 mile Row/Paddle categories as well. Bike activities will be shown on the Bike Leaderboard, Row/Paddle activities will only show on the Row/Paddle Leaderboard and any walk, jog, run or hike activities will be shown in the Relay Team and Individual 200 Mile Leaderboard.

- BACK ACROSS CALIFORNIA: Want to continue the fun after individually completing 200 Miles?? Why not go BACK ACROSS CALIFORNIA?! All participants have the option to continue Back Across California once completing 200 individual miles. Please email us once you have completed your 200 miles and we will add you to the Back Across California!

Sign up to get ALL the swag or during registration pick and choose the swag you want mailed to you! Race packets will be mailed out to participants in August.

Before July 1st (prices increase by $5.00 on July 1st)
*Note: Opting out of the various swag items during your registration will reduce your entry fee at checkout.
$39.00 (no shirt, no medal, no necklace)
$44.00 (One item: Medal OR Necklace)
$49.00 (Just the Shirt)
$54.00 (Two Items: Shirt+Medal OR Shirt+Necklace)
$59.00 (All the Swag: Shirt, Medal & Necklace)


IMPORTANT INFO:

The event tracking and live leaderboards are hosted on Sodisp. You will receive an email with the Verification Instructions to Sodisp. If you use gmail, please be aware that gmail will often send emails from info@mermaidseries.com to your "promotions" folder rather than your inbox. If you don't see the email in your inbox, PLEASE check your "promotions" and "spam" folders.

Registration fees

Individual

Price changes in 5 days 5 hours

  • All registered participants are automatically included in the Walk/Run, Bike, Row/Paddle and Swim categories. *** Individuals can affiliate themselves with a team, group of friends, a training club, corporation, etc. when they register. Use the create or join a team function. Results for this category are individual. ***

    1. $39.00
      Feb 11 – May 31
    2. $59.00
      Now registering Jun 1 – Jun 30
      Register for Individual
    3. $64.00
      Jul 1 – Oct 11

Individual Walk/Run/Hike - [First 105 miles = California Mountain Challenge]

Price changes in 5 days 5 hours

Relay Team [600 Miles Run/Walk/Hike]

Price changes in 5 days 5 hours

  • Relay team miles are combined to complete 600 Miles in the Race Across California. Create a new team or join your friends. MAX of 4 participants per team. [Price is per person]

    1. $39.00
      Feb 11 – May 31
    2. $59.00
      Now registering Jun 1 – Jun 30
      Register for Relay Team [600 Miles Run/Walk/Hike]
    3. $64.00
      Jul 1 – Oct 11

SODISP - FAQ

Please click on a heading to find the answers to the FAQ:

SODISP PROFILE & SETTINGS
- Creating a Sodisp profile
- Connecting to the Run Across California event on Sodisp
- Connecting my Strava account to my Sodisp Profile
- Connecting my Garmin account to my Sodisp Profie
- I connected my Sodisp account to my Strava / Garmin account, why do I see activity on my Sodisp dashboard prior to July 18th.
- I also use my Strava / Garmin account to record my biking. Will that show up on Sodisp? Will it show on the Run Across California?

SUBMITTING MANUAL RESULTS
- How do I submit a "Manual Entry" to my profile?
- Why is the date that I enter being recorded as one day earlier?
- How do I enter in more than one entry per day?
- I'm getting an error due to a Negative Distance when I try to enter in my result

VIEWING/SEARCHING RESULTS
- What is the difference between my DASHBOARD and the LEADERBOARD? Why are some entries on my dashboard but not the leaderboard results?
- Where do I find the leaderboard? (EVENTS --- Run Across California)
- How do I know which box (leaderboard) to click to find my results?
- How do I search for participant names? Team Names?
- How can I see results for all the members of my team (individual category)? (ex: My friends and I all affiliated ourselves with a group/club/team name during registration, how do I search for just our names?)
- How can I see my team results (Relay Teams)?
- How do I find detailed information about results on the leaderboard (click the orange i)
- How do I see my personal pin on the map?

TROUBLESHOOTING
- I'm not showing up as part of my Relay Team
- I'm showing up in the 200 Mile Leaderboard instead of the Relay Team Leaderboard
- Why do I see my results posted on both the 200 Mile and 105 Mile Leaderboards?
- I made a mistake with my manual entry or have a duplicate entry. How can I edit my entries?


How do I reach someone for technical support with my Sodisp profile?
For all technical support issues please email info@mermaidseries.com. Please do not post a comment or message us on Facebook asking for technical support. It is likely we might miss the comment or message.

I created and verified my Sodisp profile using my email address. Can I still sync my Sodisp profile to my Strava or Garmin Account?
Yes, to link your Strava or Garmin account, click on the "ME" icon in the upper righthand corner. This will bring you to your profile dashboard. Look for the red box that says, "Connect with Strava" or the blue box that says, "Connect with Garmin"

















FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

INDIVIDUAL or RELAY TEAM:

Individuals: [200 miles for walk/run and 600 miles for bike] Solo challenge, but individuals can affiliate to a group, club or team.
- Example. Stephanie signs up to complete all 200 miles as an Individual. She creates the group named: Tails Across California. She tells her friends to sign up and wants them all to be affiliated with her group name. Her friends sign up as “Individuals” and have the option to affiliate their entry to Tails Across California. Once the challenge starts, you'll be able to search in the results for “Tails Across California” to see everyone associated to this group. Associating to a group allows your group to stay engaged, challenge each other and cheer each other on! [Note: Each individual needs to complete the 200 miles to finish]

Relay: [200 miles walk/run/hike] combine the miles of each team member to reach 200 miles. The more participants on your team, the faster your team will cover the 200 miles.
- Example: Brenda is the CEO of her company and she wants to encourage her co-workers to a healthy and team building challenge. She creates two teams for her company, "Awesome Company All-Stars" and "Awesome Company High Rollers." She invites everyone to sign up and join one of the teams.
- On the first day of the competition, the "Awesome Company All-Stars" start logging their first activities. Brenda completes 6 miles, Melissa completes 2 miles and Sally completes 4 miles. Together, team Awesome Company All-Stars has completed 12 miles and now has 188 miles to go.
- Each team member can walk, jog or run at anytime and in any location. Once the team member completes their walk, jog or run they need to log and record their miles on our website in order to add their miles to the team.
- The team, Awesome Company All-Stars will show up in the results and they'll be able to see how the team ranks in comparison to all the other teams. Each team member will also be able to see how many miles they've contributed towards the 200 mile goal.

Can I do both the 200 mile Walk/Run AND the 600 mile Bike?
Yes! When you register for the event you will have access to both leaderboards and can join in both categories. You only need to register for the event one time. Walk/Run/Hiking miles will count towards your 200 Mile challenge and any Biking miles will count towards the 600 mile bike. Please note these results will be on separate leaderboards and the walk/run and bike miles cannot all be combined together.

I already signed up as an INDIVIDUAL, can I still CREATE A GROUP/TEAM and affiliate my Individual entry to a group, club or team?
Yes! To create a group, club or team, go to the Race Roster registration page or click here on “Create a Team.” It will open up the create a team webpage. From the Team Type dropdown, select the “Individual - Group, club or Team.” Enter in a team name. Once you’ve created a group, club or team, go to your Race Roster "Athlete Dashboard" and sign in, then look for the "Join A Team” button. Click on the button, find the group/team name and submit. You'll now see the name affiliated with your entry.

I already signed up as an INDIVIDUAL, can I still JOIN A GROUP/TEAM affiliation that my friend created?
Yes, to affiliate your entry to a group, club or team go to your Race Roster "Athlete Dashboard,” sign in, and look for the "Join A Team” button. Click on the button, select the team you want to join and submit. You’ll now see the name affiliated with your entry!

I want to register as an INDIVIDUAL and associate my entry to the group that my friend created. How do I do that?
Great, go to the Registration Page and click on the Individual Entry. During the registration process it will ask if you want to affiliate your entry to a group, club or team. Click on the “Join a group, club or relay team” and from the dropdown menu find the name of the team you want to join.

How do we log our miles?
One way to log your miles is using a GPS enable watch or app on your phone to record your distance. You can sync your device with Sodisp to automatically upload your miles. You can also use a pedometer or simply drive the route in your car to record the distance of your favorite route. Once you’ve finished your walk, jog or run you’ll need to manually record your miles on Sodisp. As the miles get logged, the website will be updated and you’ll be able to see your accumulated progress.

Will we be able to sync our Garmin, Strava, or other GPS device?
Yes! You can sync Garmin, Strava, Fitbit, Coros and Suunto devices to your Sodisp account.

Can we start logging miles before July 5th?
No, the virtual challenge will start on July 5th. You can log miles anytime between 7/5/21 at 12:00am PDT to 10/13/21 at 11:59 pm PDT. Please note, if you join Sodisp and have a synced device, you may see miles in your personal dashboard, but only entries submitted between the dates above will count towards results for this event.

What type of miles count towards my total?
Miles that are completed (walking, jogging, hiking, running or biking) with the intent of exercising will count. Do NOT log miles completed by driving, waterskiing or flying. Please Note: ONLY activities identified in Sodisp as a WALK, RUN, or HIKE will count towards the walk/run/hike category miles and show in the corresponding leaderboard. ONLY activities identified as BIKE will count towards the 600 mile bike category and show in the BIKE leaderboard.

I wear a Fitbit all day long and it records the miles I do when I’m walking around the office and at home. Do these count?
No, miles accumulated during your daily routine or work routine do not count. [Example: walking from the couch to the kitchen to the couch to the bathroom to the couch to bed, do NOT count]

I also like to bike, will the miles I accumulate when biking count?
Yes! Any activities identified as BIKE in Sodisp will count towards the 600 mile bike category and show in the BIKE leaderboard.

I just signed up, will we be getting an update with additional details? Yes, we will be emailing out an Athlete Update the week of the event. The update will also be posted on our website and the Mermaid Athlete Facebook page.


HOW IT WORKS


  • Register online for the Run Across California and start training! Your run will start on July 5th.

  • For additional fun check in on the Mermaid Athlete Facebook Group as we keep you motivated and inspired.

  • Stay tuned as we unveil the race shirt and finisher medal

  • Start logging your miles on July 5th! Consistency wins the game!!! You need to average 2 miles a day to complete the run within 100 days.

  • Track your progress on www.Sodisp.com! Upload your daily miles and watch your progress on our interactive map

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Contact information

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Email
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